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Name of Support Group Location Contact Name / Phone Number Date/Time
Alzheimers Information Broadway Medical Center

Darlene Akerman
320-762-0399 or 218-589-7588

 

  Prairie Senior Cottages 320-763-8244  
Birthright

700 Cedar St
Alexandria

320-762-1224

 
Blind Support Group (VIP)

Runestone Chapter of National Federation of the Blind

Alexandria Senior Center

Congregational Church in Alexandria

Bev Nelson @ 320-763-3828

320-759-5678

3rd Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.

3rd Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Breastfeeding Support Group Douglas County Hospital
Education Room West

Bonnie Dreger
Douglas County Public Health
320-762-3075
More Information

2nd Friday at 10:30 am
Cancer Services

 

American Cancer Society

National Cancer Institute

American Cancer Society
St. Cloud Region
3712 23rd St S Ste 102
St. CloudMN 56301

320-255-0220

 

www.cancer.org

www.cancer.gov

 
Cardiac Support Group

Douglas County Hospital Education Room

Jennifer Rentz @ 320-762-6005

3rd Wednesday of Jan / Apr / July / Oct @ 4 pm

Caregivers Support Group

First Lutheran Church/  Family Room                            
822 Douglas St    
Alexandria, MN 56308

Mary Krueger @ 320-762-3047

2nd Tuesday of each month from 2-4 p.m.

Cedar Rose Gals/Friends in Common  (Cancer support group) Fat Daddy's Bar & Grill in Alexandria.   2nd Monday at 11:45 a.m.

Dutch-Lunch meeting

Diabetes Services  American Diabetes Association of MN

 

Alexandria Clinic P.A.

Physician's Lounge, Level 2

Terri Middendorf, RN

320-763-5123 ext. 1035

diabetes@alexclinic.com

www.diabetes.org

3rd Monday at 6:30 pm

 

Donor & Organ Transplant Support Group

DCH Education Room

Sig & Judie Paulson
320-762-5510

No meetings until May 2009

Fibromyalgia Support Group DCH Education Room Jan Halverson

320-763-5217

4th Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Food Shelf-Outreach

402 12th Avenue East
Alexandria

320-763-6638

Call for appointment
Gastric Bypass/Weight Loss Support Group Douglas County Hospital - Education Room Peggy Werk @ 320-762-0605 1st Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Grief Support Group

First Lutheran Church

320-762-2196

1st Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.

Grieving Parents (of all ages) Support Group - Alexandria Area Alexandria Clinic

Medical Conference Center

Kathryn Fischer, RN

Advisory Council for Grieving Parents @  320-763-5781

4th Monday from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Heart Association - MN

 

American Heart Association

4701W 77th St
Minneapolis, MN 55435

1-952-835-3300

 

www.americanheart.org

 
March of Dimes      
(Central MN Division)

2233 Roosevelt Rd  Ste 11
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-252-1156  www.marchofdimes.com/Minnesota  
MN Regional Child Care Resource & Referral Network

 

800-966-9735  320-589-9811 www.mnchildcare.org

 

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group St. Mary's Office Building  420 Irving St in Alexandria Dennis: 320-763-5009  or
Deb: 320-859-5610
2nd Monday from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Parkinson’s Support Group

First Lutheran Church

320-762-2196

4th Wednesday from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN) Confidential 800-966-9735
www.raan.org

 
United Way

Douglas/Pope Counties
115 3rd Ave W Suite 104
Alexandria

320-763-4840      www.uwdp.org

 
Windmill Project (families with children who have special needs)

  Gail Kulp @ 320-763-9928   Denise Olson @ 320-634-4446

 
Wings Family Supportive Services 700 Cedar St Suite 266
Alexandria
320-763-6638  
 
Douglas County Hospital
111 17th Avenue East
Alexandria, MN 56308
320-762-1511